Tavis Smiley Interviews William Hurt; Humans Cast Visits HuffPostLive

This week, Tavis Smiley interviews William Hurt, while the Humans cast visits HuffPostLive. Plus, the show’s premiere elicits positive reviews from The Hollywood Reporter and others. Read on for more:

• William Hurt talks to Tavis Smiley about Humans and artificial intelligence, asserting, “I think there’s nothing about A.I. that isn’t going to be as important to us as issues as monstrous as global warming.”

• Several cast members visit HuffPost Live, and Katherine Parkinson shares that Humans intrigued her with “the philosophical side of things, the questions that it deals with. What is identity? What is consciousness?”

• The Hollywood Reporter, reviewing Humans, says, “The promise of the early episodes makes it look like AMC was smart to get involved in this co-production because, despite the familiar premise, Humans is a keeper.”

• “Will the synth either break them apart or enable to them to find a deeper, more improved relationship?” asks Executive Producer Jane Featherstone when talking to USA Today about the Hawkins family purchase of a synth.